Losing Key Packets 9003 punkbuster kick error

I cannot play Battlefield 3 anymore due to this error. I can join servers, but anywhere within 2 to 5 minutes I am kicked for a "losing key packets 9003" error by punkbuster.

This is very clearly a problem with punkbuster, or its compatibility with the game: i ran a command prompt test and got 0% packet loss. You can also find similar complaints of the same glitch with punkbuster in previous battlefield games from a simple google search.

It had a sudden onset after 30 hours of mostly glitch-free gameplay (which included being forced to drop from games due to - and occasionally TK the hell out of - cheaters. one wonders how effective punkbuster even is?). I have reinstalled battlefield 3, reinstalled punkbuster, updated punkbuster, rebooted, etc. etc. etc. with zero results.

Is there any fix for this? Is anyone at DICE/EA/punkbuster working to fix it or should i be returning battlefield 3 to the store and getting my money back?

Hi,Happened to me too just now. Last played some 5 hours ago. When I tried running it again two hours ago it has stopped working. I can connect to the server, but I cannot deploy or join squad. But I can watch the game on the background of the menu, can browse leader boards etc.

It's getting more common for me. Before, it would happen to me in a handful of rounds, but now it happens in almost every round I play. I've found "solutions" in other forum threads, but none of them have worked.

I had this problem for a few days, came out of nowhere, and happened in EVERY GAME.

Saw some dude saying "hey turn off your router for 5-10 minutes, LEAVE IT OFF! And then restart it" .. and the tech part of my brain went 'why the hell would that do anything", but I was desperate, so I tried.

Very dissapointed, this is the first BF game ive played i used to only play COD, up to the point that athe game crashes with a punk buster error its the best fps ive played, but the game never finishes and always crashes with the packet loss error

I had this loosing key packets issue. It started anew after weeks of no problems. Updating my ATI video driver to latest fixed it. (a fix I found on google and worked for others too). I have no idea why PB would be affected by video drivers but there you go. Might be worth a try for those of you with ATI cards. Might even work with nvidia cards too.

Same here. It used to appear in almost every game I was playing when I was connected via WiFi to my router (whereas the connection was very stable and error-free when playing no PB polluted games). When I confirmed this issue, I tried to use an ethernet cable : the problem totally disappeared during few weeks. But since a week, it is back to business. Every two or three games, I got disconnected with this error. I've tried every solution posted on the web with no result.

As everyone said, the problem is still here since ages and since the beginning of BF series w/ PB. It's a shame. PB is a shame.

Got to say, I hate this.... This game has given me more problems than any before. Its a nice game , but OMG its just one big problem. Im going to talk again to tech ,for the last time, and if I cant get this sorted out I am going to take the game and burn it. Ive spent like 14 hours playing the game. Ive spent 10 hours trouble shooting online, 2 hours on skype with tech and 1 hour on the phone with tech. So after this call my troubleshooting = game time.

EA, I play games to relax, this game has been the most unrelaxing game to try and play in my life. I now have a grudge against EA for screwing around with my relax time. 4 fatal problems so far "4"....fatal......